Worship Service Resources
How Great Thou Art
O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
How great Thou art!
Antiphon
Leader: Is the Father here?
All: Our Father is with us.
Leader: Is the Son here?
All: Jesus is with us.
Leader: Is the Holy Spirit here?
All: The Holy Spirit is with us.
Leader: Let us sing…
Way Maker
You are here, moving in our midst
I worship You, I worship You
You are here, working in this place
I worship You, I worship You
You are here, moving in our midst
I worship You, I worship You
You are here, working in this place
I worship You, I worship You
Way maker, miracle worker
Promise keeper, light in the darkness
My God, that is who You are
Way maker, miracle worker
Promise keeper, light in the darkness
My God, that is who You are
You are here, touching every heart
I worship You, I worship You
You are here, healing every heart
I worship You, I worship You
You are here, turning lives around
I worship You, I worship You
You are here, turning lives around
I worship You, I worship You
Way maker, miracle worker
Promise keeper, light in the darkness
That is who You are
Way maker, miracle worker
Promise keeper, light in the darkness
My God, that is who You are (x2)
That is who You are, That is who You are
That is who You are, That is who You are (x2)
Way maker, miracle worker
Way maker, miracle worker
Way maker, miracle worker
Way maker, miracle worker (x2)
Even when I don't see it, You're working
Even when I don't feel it, You're working
No Longer Slaves
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
You unravel me, with a melody
You surround me with a song
Of deliverance, from my enemies
Till all my fears are gone
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
From my mother's womb, You have chosen me
Love has called my name
I've been born again, into your family
Your blood flows through my veins
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
I'm no longer a slave to fear
I am a child of God
And I am surrounded, by the arms of the Father
And I am surrounded, by songs of deliverance
We're delivered, from our bondage
We're the sons and the daughters, let us sing our freedom
You split the sea so I could walk right through it.
You drowned my fears in perfect love.
You rescued me and I will stand and sing.
I am a child of God
I am a child of God
Come to Me
Weary burdened wanderer
There is rest for thee
At the feet of Jesus
In His love so free
Listen to His message
Words of life forever blessed
Oh thou heavy-laden
Come to me come and rest
There is freedom taste and see
Hear the call come to me
Run into His arms of grace
Your burden carried He will take
Bring Him all thy burdens
All thy guilt and sin
Mercy's door is open
Rise up and enter in
There is freedom taste and see
Hear the call come to me
Run into His arms of grace
Your burden carried He will take
Jesus there is waiting
Patiently for thee
Hear Him gently calling
Come oh come to me
Come oh come to me
There is freedom taste and see
Hear the call come to me
Run into His arms of grace
Your burden carried He will take
There is freedom taste and see
Hear the call come to me
Run into His arms of grace
Your burden carried He will take
Prayers of the People
(from the New Zealand Prayer Book)
Leader:
Arise O Lord God and lift up Your Hand; do not forget the poor in their need; the poor commit themselves to You; for You are the Helper of the orphaned. (Psalm 10:13,16)
All:
Almighty God
You teach us in The Scriptures
That love is the fulfilling of the law:
Grant that we may love You with all our heart
And our neighbors as ourselves
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Save us Jesus, from hurrying away.
Because we do not wish to help,
Because we do not know how to help,
Because we dare not.
Inspire us to use our lives
Serving one another.
Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us
That what we do to each other, we do to You.
Make us quick to help and slow to hurt.
Knowing that in our neighbor it is You
Who receive our love or our neglect.
Holy Spirit breathe life and hope into us and
Fill us with Yourself.
In this moment of silence please hear prayers of our
Hearts and minds.
(Moment of Silent Prayer)
The Apostles' Creed
LEADER :
Christians, what do you believe?
ALL :
I believe in God
the Father Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth
LEADER :
Do you believe in Jesus?
ALL :
I believe in Jesus Christ,
his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to hell.
The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand
of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come
to judge the living and the dead.
LEADER :
Do you believe in the Holy Spirit?
ALL :
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic* church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.
Scripture
Matthew 13:1-23 (CSB)
On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, while the whole crowd stood on the shore.
Then he told them many things in parables, saying, “Consider the sower who went out to sow. As he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it grew up quickly since the soil wasn’t deep. But when the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away. Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it. Still other seed fell on good ground and produced fruit: some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown. Let anyone who has ears listen.”
Then the disciples came up and asked him, “Why are you speaking to them in parables?”
He answered, “Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them. For whoever has, more will be given to him, and he will have more than enough; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. That is why I speak to them in parables, because looking they do not see, and hearing they do not listen or understand. Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says:
You will listen and listen,
but never understand;
you will look and look,
but never perceive.
For this people’s heart has grown callous;
their ears are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes;
otherwise they might see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears, and
understand with their hearts,
and turn back—
and I would heal them.
“Blessed are your eyes because they do see, and your ears because they do hear. For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see the things you see but didn’t see them, to hear the things you hear but didn’t hear them.
“So listen to the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path. And the one sown on rocky ground—this is one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy. But he has no root and is short-lived. When distress or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away. Now the one sown among the thorns—this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. But the one sown on the good ground—this is one who hears and understands the word, who does produce fruit and yields: some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times what was sown.”
Sermon
The Mother Story Part 1
Goodness of God
Eucharist
Now to Him
Now to Him who is able,
to keep you from falling,
To Him who will keep you to the end
To Him be the glory,
the honor and power,
forever and ever amen.
Forever and ever amen,
forever and ever amen.
Benediction
Go with God, everyone!